00:03The following contest scheduled for one fall.
00:08One fall.
00:09It's for the NXT Championship.
00:16Introducing the challenger from Sacramento, California,
00:21weighing in at 257 pounds, Kev Hendrix.
00:28The Heisman, the Heisman.
00:33And his opponents from Chicago,
00:36Illinois, weighing in at 253 pounds.
00:40He is the NXT champion, Tony D'Angelo.
00:50Do you even know what the Heisman pose is?
00:53That was it, that was it.
00:54That's his Heisman pose.
00:56His Heisman pose.
00:57Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:58Not like Deion Sanders or anything like that, or Tim Tebow, but Cam Hendrix.
01:04Charles Woodson, you wanna keep running through the list?
01:05I'll send you a Google photo of what the Heisman pose is.
01:08As we are ready for the NXT Championship to be defended here,
01:11Tony D'Angelo, Cam Hendrix.
01:14And it was Tony, showtime kick.
01:17That is, that is.
01:18Cover, my, he was a half second away.
01:21Holy hell.
01:22Don't waste any time, you got this.
01:24Coming right back in, big neck breaker right now.
01:26Tony D'Angelo's in trouble, Cam into another pin, and another near fall.
01:30Man, she's got a hard cover right there, that could have been a three count.
01:32She's got a hard cover, hook the leg.
01:34Cam going right back in right now.
01:35And there's, Tony D'Angelo hasn't gotten out of the gates, DDT.
01:38Tony's gotta be out, hit another near fall, I mean, how much more can Tony D'Angelo take, though?
01:44She's gonna snap that DDT a little tighter, this match could be over, Vic.
01:49It's time to look at tonight's NXT recap, presented by Progressive.
01:56I'm a little bit stunned right now, because Cam Hendrix has come out of the gates hot.
02:00This is what you thought would happen.
02:02Cam Hendrix has came here to make an impression, make a statement,
02:05become the NXT champion, and Tony D'Angelo right now is getting beaten pillar to post.
02:11Cam knows, Cam knows if he can just.
02:13Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
02:16Look, Tony D'Angelo is battle tested.
02:18He's battled the unknown before, and Cam Hendrix still is certainly the unknown.
02:22Looking for the choke slam, countered by Hendrix, it will land on his feet, and
02:25he's gonna reset his camp.
02:27That being battle tested is why Tony D'Angelo is the first ever Grand Slam champion
02:33in this brand's history.
02:35I do not want to overlook the fact that the man we saw just moments ago,
02:39The Raku sitting over the NXT title, keeping an eye on Tony D'Angelo,
02:43keeping an eye on the NXT title, because he said it himself,
02:47he came here to face the best, the best is Tony D'Angelo.
02:51He is the man on this brand, he is the champion.
02:54Yeah, I mean, The Raku knows he's at the front of the line.
02:57He knows if Cam Hendrix is gonna win out here tonight,
03:00he's gonna move to the front of the line.
03:01Why do you think he's sitting over there?
03:03So intense, so intently staring at this match right now.
03:06He's staying fully focused on everything going on, and it seems that early on,
03:09Tony D'Angelo's able to weather that storm.
03:11So I'll ask you this, if you were Tony, would you believe Naraku?
03:14Would you believe that Naraku is here to protect him?
03:17Protect that NXT title for that showdown?
03:20Of course, I believe it.
03:21I mean, he's a man of honor, a man of pride.
03:24Whoa.
03:25And I think Tony D'Angelo is awake.
03:28I think he's angry, I think he's PO'd, and I think right now he's looking to make
03:32an example out of the challenger with his championship hanging in the balance.
03:40And Naraku already running interference.
03:45NXT Championship on the line.
03:51Cam Hendrix came out of the gates hot,
03:53hit a showtime kick right under the jaw of Tony D'Angelo.
03:57For the first 60 seconds, we didn't even know if Tony D'Angelo's going to be able to get on
04:01his feet.
04:01There is Naraku who ran a little interference moments ago before the break.
04:06Not allowing Cam Hendrix to get something through his mind.
04:09What do you mean Naraku?
04:10Naraku should not be out here right now.
04:12Naraku is doing what he said he was gonna do and protect Tony D'Angelo's.
04:15D'Angelo's around.
04:17He's nobody's bodyguard or anything like that.
04:19He's not in the ring, he's not touching anybody, he's not gonna get disqualified.
04:22What if he does?
04:23Well, it was okay for Vanity Project to be out here earlier?
04:25We're talking about old stuff, we're talking about this right now.
04:27We're talking about this, we're talking about Cam Hendrix.
04:28Challenger in the comfort.
04:29Wait a minute, we're talking about Cam Hendrix.
04:31Going for his first NXT Championship.
04:34He shouldn't have any distractions out here, Vic.
04:36Second time for Cam Hendrix.
04:37And look, Hendrix thinks he is better than everyone.
04:40I mean, just to be honest, thinks he's better than everyone.
04:42He certainly is full of himself, if you ask some, here in the Performance Center.
04:47If this was 2K, his confidence would be 100.
04:49You're damn right.
04:50You'd be doing wild for Cam Hendrix's confidence.
04:53Let me tell you something, Cam Hendrix is a guy that I got a lot of faith in,
04:56as being a major player in this bench, and tonight could make this guy.
05:00This could be a major for him right now tonight, Vic.
05:03And Hendrix has not stopped talking about his NXT debut, where he was part of a team
05:08that beat two champions in his first match.
05:12But he's gonna need a little bit more here against Tony D'Angelo.
05:15Big shot.
05:17And we've seen D'Angelo before enter this sort of mindset.
05:21And D'Angelo's starting to fire back.
05:23And if this breaks out into a hockey fight, I like the champion's chances.
05:26You know, right now, I do like what Tony D is doing right now.
05:29But I don't want him to get over zealous or anything like that.
05:32Whoa!
05:32It's hard to scout somebody like Cam Hendrix.
05:34We don't know a whole lot about it.
05:36Tony D'Angelo has said Cam wants to be champion for all the wrong reasons.
05:40This is a brand he believes in.
05:42This is a brand he loves.
05:43This is a brand he wants to continue to represent as champion.
05:47And he would not let Cam Hendrix get his hands on the title.
05:51Five to the pie, five to the pie.
05:54Looking back in, trying to lock it in, a little forget about it, throwing it back.
06:00It almost picks up the win, but a near fall.
06:03That right there just told me a whole lot about Cam Hendrix being able to kick out of
06:06that big spot right there.
06:08Let me know this kid right here is still in the game.
06:10Did you believe walking into tonight Cam Hendrix was ready for this spotlight,
06:16You don't know if you're ready until you're ready, you understand what I'm saying?
06:21Right now, Cam Hendrix is making a play.
06:24Here we go.
06:25By any means, by any means.
06:28Just about what you said, tried to cut corners for a championship.
06:33Great job on our official.
06:38Cam Hendrix has been close to the Evolve Championship on two Wednesday nights.
06:43He's finding it to be a little bit different, a little bit different of a ride here on Tuesdays.
06:47And another near fall for Tony D'Angelo.
06:49Big fish in the small pond or anything like that, right now, you got sharks running around here.
06:54I'm talking about Megalodads running around here in NXT, man.
06:58Let's talk about those sharks.
06:59What will need to happen in these deep waters is looking for dead to rights counter though by Hendrix.
07:04Cam got second time in that showtime kick.
07:08Following it right up, looking for a sit down style into the cover for the title of D'Angelo somehow.
07:15Come on, Cam, you gotta move, son, you gotta move.
07:19Whoa, and this is what I'm talking about, these deep waters he's never been in.
07:23What is gonna need to happen for the challenger to shock the world now?
07:27Cam Hendrix just gave me a look like he has run out of ideas.
07:31I don't like that look right there, Vic, I don't like it at all.
07:34Well, I hope the Heisman isn't running out of ideas cuz he's gonna have to strike a new pose
07:37that you're gonna have to learn as he's firing back with rights and lefts.
07:40And this is that hockey fight I was talking about that favors Tony D'Angelo.
07:43But right now it's Cam Hendrix answering back.
07:46Here comes the champion, lighting up the challenger.
07:48Big headbutt, following up with the clothesline, doesn't connect.
07:51Cam does, coming in with nice combination.
07:53Double tap, double tap.
07:54Picks up some speed, bam!
07:57Power bomb in his own right, into the cover, into the challenger this time.
08:05Just able to kick him.
08:06Got to find a little space right there, Cam Hendrix, I like that right there.
08:10Body language is telling me he's still in the game, Vic.
08:13Well, he's still in the game, but for how much longer?
08:15This our main event tonight, Naraku on the far side of the ring still.
08:20He has said he's gonna keep an eye on Tony D'Angelo, keep an eye on the champion.
08:26I don't like this right here, right now.
08:27Tony D is rolling out and looking to do something right now.
08:31Watch your back, son.
08:34My, my, word.
08:37What the hell is this all about?
08:38You're on the bottom of my room.
08:41Big Mason coming right over, no!
08:47The table didn't budge.
08:49Wow.
08:50But Cam Hendrix's body did, right back in, and D'Angelo has Cam dead to rights.
08:57One, two, three, go!
09:00D'Angelo's reign continues.
09:03Bam!
09:05Here is your winner, and still, the NXT Champion, Tony D'Angelo!
09:27Shuttle Bucket down!
09:30You're on the left side of this then.
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